Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
For the seven months before winter break, I had known that I was going to spend a little more than a week in the small sub-Saharan African country of Botswana. Many of my acquaintances pointed out that this was ample time to change my plans. Encouraging tidbits like “Wow, that’s really brave of you, going […]
The recent massacre in Tucson fueled raucous debate across the nation. Observers wondered what gave rise to this heinous act and how we can prevent something like it from happening again. What were the motivations of assassin Jared Loughner? As the dust cleared, we learned that Loughner was likely delusional, possibly even schizophrenic. Yet these […]
I, like many of you, spent the majority of my winter break sitting on the couch, eating pizza bites and flipping through the channels. While my tour-de-television was comprised primarily of bad daytime talk shows and reruns of “The Nanny”, I did occasionally flip by a news channel. Most of the time, when this happened, […]
However strange it may seem, since I write a column about sex, the truth is that I’m pretty reserved. I’m not generally into costumes or props, scenarios or new positions—I like plain old sex. But even that term, plain old sex, has different meanings for different people. I’m not talking about missionary position, although some […]
On New Year’s Eve, most people gather at social events with friends and families, eating warm food, dancing, laughing and sharing the night with people they care about as the midnight hour draws closer. That was not how I spent my New Year’s Eve. Before 2011 began, I was asleep, alone, on a frozen Minnesota […]
In the opening scene of “Somewhere,” the latest film from director Sofia Coppola, a Ferrari repeatedly circles around the same stretch of road, speeding in and out of frame until its exasperated driver finally steps out, confused about where exactly he’s found himself. In response, the film’s title cryptically appears. Coppola uses the next 90 […]
The dorms are bustling, the SCC is humming and the library is empty—yes, a new semester has started. Everyone is back and excited to take advantage of new classes, clubs and midyears. Brandeis students are unique in that we have a wide array of diverse interests; many students participate in clubs ranging from Bollywood to […]
Danielle Schivek ’11 has been interested in fashion for as long as she can remember, but she never planned to be involved in the fashion industry. That, however, did not stop her from becoming one of three Brandeis seniors to win a prestigious fashion scholarship this year. Schivek joined Abi Katznelson ’11 and Ji Yun […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day has traditionally served as a day of reflection, remembrance and service. The holiday at Brandeis, with its history of commitment to social action, is no exception. This year, the sixth annual Brandeis Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Memorial, was a day focused on service led by a university chaplain and […]
From Dec. 19 through Jan. 4, Brandeis Students Dana Kandel ’14, Amber Kornreich ’12, Avi Fuld ’14, Zahava Horowitz ’14 and Emily Mandel ’12, along with 105 other college students from more that 60 universities nationwide, had the incredible opportunity to travel to Israel with the Hasbara Fellowship. The fellowship was created in 2001 as […]
